CEBU CITY – The Armed Forces Visayas Command (Viscom) did not let up in its anti-insurgency campaign last month despite the enormous task of securing the barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections. THE Visayas Command reported that several members of the New People’s Army surrendered and...
New Zealand showed off its maritime capacity to the Philippines through the recent port visit of its ship, HMNZS Aotearoa. Aotearoa had docked for three days in Manila on October 30 as part of New Zealand's Defence Force (NZDF)'s largest naval deployment to the Indo-Pacific, which its...
INFANTA, Quezon – Two cousins were reportedly abducted by the New People’s Army in Sitio Pinapinan, Barangay Magsaysay, this town, last month. Police identified the kidnap victims as Jojo Adoba and Noel Velasco. Velasco’s wife told the Infanta Municipal Police Station on Wednesday,...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL The song Smile, with the music composed by Charlie Chaplin, has a line about lighting up one’s face with gladness - and this has been the global mission of AS Watson, to put smiles on the faces of its customers. In the Philippines recently was...
President Marcos has signed into law the measure which institutionalizes the automatic income classification of local government units (LGUs) to promote local autonomy and enable LGUs to realize their full economic potential. File photos Marcos signed Republic Act (RA) No. 11964, also known as the...
LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- Mac Jones led a dramatic last-gasp touchdown drive as the New England Patriots upset the Buffalo Bills 29-25 to snap a three-game NFL losing streak on Sunday, Oct. 22. Mac Jones of the New England Patriots looks to pass the ball in the first quarter of the game against the...
HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRIPE-VINE: OUR NEW ABNORMAL What do the following academic institutions now have in common? Assumption College, De La Salle Araneta University, FEU Manila High School, La Salle Greenhills, Las Pinas Science High School, Manila Science High School, Muntinlupa Science High...
State-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is expecting a surge in business activity in New Clark City following the inauguration of the Filinvest Innovation Park. Joshua Bingcang, BCDA president and chief executive officer, said he is confident that the 120-hectare industrial...
CAMP MELCHOR F. DELA CRUZ, Isabela – A New People’s Army (NPA) rebel was killed in an encounter with the police and military in Barangay Upper Atok, Flora, Apayao on Friday morning, October 20. The NPA rebel was identified as Roger Antonio, alias “Bernard” of Barangay Peru, Lasam, Cagayan....
TACLOBAN CITY – Seven New People’s Army rebels surrendered to the 78th Infantry (Warrior) Battalion through the FReE Families program recently. SEVEN communist fighters recently surrendered under the FReE Families program. Brig. Gen. Noel Vestuir, commander of the 802nd Infantry (Peerless)...
BUTUAN CITY – The Army 4 th Infantry (Diamond) Division reported the neutralization of 40 New People’s Army rebels from July to September during the 3rd Quarter Campaign Progress Review and Assessment (CPRA) and command conference in Camp Evangelista, Patag, Cagayan de Oro City, on Wednesday,...
CEBU CITY – A group of former rebels in Bohol province has returned to the fold of the law. Sixty-one former rebels and sympathizers showed up at the provincial capitol in Tagbilaran City on Wednesday, October 18, where they expressed their allegiance to the government. Gov. Erico Aristotle...
